Sunday, December 14, 2014

Individual forms in multiple have the ability to lose themselves as they become part of something much larger than themselves. The transparency of forms allows the images to morph together until the point of becoming unrecgonizable.

My concept for this piece was to develop the idea of semiotics through design and words. I used the phrase "What goes up must come down" and tried to create what it would look like in a physical form. The layers project the letter upward while still creating a well-designed piece.

The resting space when an avocado is sliced in half has drawn my attention for years. Similar to the layers of the earth, these very defined segments of space create a clean- cut area for the pit to dwell in. Recognized as a "super fruit" because of all it's beneficial qualities, I decided to enlarge this fruit enough for any general audience to idolize.

Aocheng Shi

A Little Secret
2014
Wood, rope
9' x 3' x 5'

My original idea comes from the traditional Chinese folding screen. Because of its flexibility, I can change the shape easily. It could be short, long, small or big. It could be seen as a whole or as a unit. Furthermore, different individual delivers variable forms. I want to have these two things that exist in one project.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

I wanted to bring characters I had personally created into reality. The idea behind creating such realistic sculptures instead of something representational was the idea of invasion of the imaginary on realty. I wanted people to see what it would be like if imaginary creatures were to physically exist in real life in a way they could actually touch and enjoy. This is meant to rekindle the mentality when we as children used to play by our imaginations with such ease and gusto.

The Enso is an art form that was created by monks. It is made up of one swift motion usually in the shape of a circle or half circle. It is said that monks can only create this after they have meditated and have found their inner peace. Through this video I have adopted my own way of freeing my mind to let my body create, through yoga. This is a series of yoga practices all resulting in the craft of creating the enso at the end. The video was also projected within a black box that was completely sealed off so each viewer had to view the piece individually.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

The derricks vary in height from 11ft to 16ft and taper in width from 3ft at the base to 6in at the top.

I wanted to take something like the stigma of crude oil derricks and twist them around with oils that are equally ancient and I feel equally valuable. From the dawn of the Industrial Revolution we literally fuel our lives by fueling our cars, factories, homes and more with a nonrenewable resource. While Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, and Olive Oil may not fuel our cars, they fuel our lives in an innumerous amount of other ways.

Monday, December 8, 2014

This project is inspired by our societies over consumption of materialistic goods and our societies equal lack of the ability to create any of those goods without acquiring them by purchasing them. The art of cooking from scratch is being replaced by the microwave, the art of courtship replaced by match.com and the art of sewing replaced by just buying new socks whenever one gets a hole.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

My concept for this installation was to freeze the moment that follows an attack in a way that represents anxiety and the mentality of its prolonged duration and increasing intensity. The viewer's experience is simultaneously calm and aggressive by means of elegant shadows but sharp, jagged angles and remnants of destruction beneath the arrows. The large scale represents a lack of control or containment.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

I'm inspired by the concept of individuals and their interaction as a societal whole. Any shape these multiples are to be arranged in will produce a different meaning. With this set up, I attempted to identify two separate yet overlapping spheres. This could metaphorically be referring to differing political parties or two nations at war. They are not able to see that ultimately they are made up of the same colors. The physical development of these twelve objects served as a practice of repetition and patience.